Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Are you doing any walk-around shooting with the Linhof? - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Johnny Deadman" <lists@johnbrownlow.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 4:52 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] The Leica of LF cameras? > Well, I had a Littman for a while but although it has certain Leica > aspects (its unique quality is that it has a rangefinder built into the > optical viewfinder) it really isn't the Leica of 4x5. If a > rangefinder-in-viewfinder 4x5 is what you need, then a Littman is the > only game in town, but I personally found it to be an awkward kind of > combination. When picking up a 4x5 it is very odd not to have any > movements, or to be able to change lenses, which really seems like > about half the *point* of a 4x5 camera to me. Also the Littman is > really quite large. I have big hands but what it would be like for > someone with small hands is a bit hard to imagine. > > I just swapped the Littman for a nice Linhof Master Technika which does > actually *feel* a lot more like a Leica and has quite a nice > rangefinder too. > > On Nov 17, 2003, at 4:26 PM, Quincy Ogwin wrote: > > > On 11/16/03 9:32 PM, "Jeff S" <four_season_photo@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > >> Sorry, no such animal exists! Lots of nicely-crafted > >> LF cameras out there, but there's always a tradeoff > >> between features and portability, and to some extent, > >> speed of set-up, so you'll need to prioritize. All > >> modern view cameras are "pro" cameras. > > > > > > Really, what about the Littman ? It's about as Leica as it gets for > > handheld > > work. Far more precision than that hobo thingie.... > > > > Wasn't the question what's the "Leica" of LF cameras ? Then it's the > > Littman > > for sure. > > > > -=- > > Quincy > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > -- > John Brownlow > > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com > http://www.unintended-consequences.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html